Title: Kings of the Court: The Greatest College Basketball Coaches of AllTime

1Kings of the CourtThe Greatest College Basketball Coaches of All-Time

by Benny Canan

2IntroductionWhen my time on earth is gone, and my activities are past, I want them to bury me upside down, so my critics can kiss my ass! -Texas Tech University Basketball Coach Bob Knight 3Thesis StatementThis PowerPoint will investigate and show why John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight are the best coaches to ever lead a college basketball team. 4John WoodenCoached his team, the UCLA Bruins, to more NCAA titles than any other coach in college basketball history. Set the record with the UCLA Bruins for most consecutive NCAA Title victories. One of the most successful coaches in terms of wins in college basketball history. Regarded by many as being one of the best coaches, not just in college basketball, but in history. 5John WoodenHas coached team to 10 NCAA Mens Basketball Championships (Seven of those in consecutive years, from 1967-1973), 16 Appearances in the Final Four (most in history), Most Consecutive Victories (88), and 38 straight victories in NCAA Tournament play.-coachjohnwooden.com, official site of Coach John WoodenJohn Wooden is the greatest coach ever -- in any sport, not just college basketball. ESPN.com-Page 2Always positive, always constructive, John Wooden drives us in ways and directions that we are not aware of, always with the goal of making us better. It is never about him, never about the struggle for material accumulation, but always about individual skill and personal development within the framework of the team, the game and UCLA.Former player Bill Walton, billwalton.com 6Mike KrzyzewskiTurned the Duke Blue Devils into a national college basketball juggernaut.One of the most successful coaches in terms of wins in college basketball history.Given the privilege to coach the Mens Basketball Team, Team USA, for Olympic competition.Coached greats such as Christian Laettner, Grant Hill, Carlos Boozer, Bobby Hurley (although he didnt amount to much in the pros), Jayson Williams and JJ Reddick, one of the ACCs greatest all-time 3-point, free throw, and field goal shooters. 7Mike KrzyzewskiHis Duke teams have won three national titles, in 1991, 1992 and 2001, and he has led his team to 11ACC Regular Season Championships.Coachk.comInducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001, the same year he was awarded Americas Best Coach by Time/CNN.Coachk.com"Even now, when I talk to him, (it's) like I'm 18 years old in his office talking to him," Hill said. "He's still coaching, offering advice, coming back from injury, what to do and so forth. I'm just like a sponge trying to soak it all up." http//www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/americasbest/TIME/society.culture/pro.mkrzyzewski.html 8Bob KnightOne of the most, if not the most, controversial coaches of all time Threw a chair across the court during an argument with an official while coaching the Indiana Hoosiers.

Now the current coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Has recorded more wins than any other collegiate basketball coach in the history of the game. 9Bob KnightBob Knight has over 880 career victories, putting him ahead of North Carolina great Dean Smith for the all-time lead.http//texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/knight_bob00.htmlWhile at Indiana University, Knight won 11 Big Ten titles and won three national championships, in 1976, 1981 and 1987.Indystar.com a biography of Bob KnightKnight's defenders - who are both numerous and passionate - point out that his offenses are flashes of temper and not issues of ethics or integrity. His recruiting methods at IU were never tainted by ethical violations, and he would not tolerate off-the-court misbehavior by his players. He insisted athletes attend class and pursue degrees, and the graduation rate of his players was always high. Knight was also been a quiet benefactor to various causes. Indystar.com a biography of Bob Knight 10SummaryJohn Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight are three of the greatest men to ever coach the game of college basketball, not just because of their accomplishments, although there are many, but because of their character. 11Final ThoughtsA great coach cannot be defined by victories and cannot be judged by championships. Sure, victories and championships can help bolster a coachs resume, but a truly great coach is one who impacts his players, and whose words remain with those players far past the days that they are with them. 12Works Cited- Text10 Burning Questions forJohn Wooden. ESPN.com-Page 2. 2001. http//espn.go.com/page2/s/questions/wooden.html"Bob Knight Former Indiana University Basketball Coach." The Indianapolis Star 1 Jan. 2007. 22 Oct. 2007 les/people/k/knight_bob/knight.html. "Coach K Quick Facts." The Official Website of Coach Krzyzewski. 22 Oct. 2007 com. "Duke's Winning Coach Isn'T Afraid of Losing." CNN (2001). 22 Oct. 2007 ALS/2001/americasbest/TIME/society.culture/pro.mkrzyzewski.html. Jamison, Steve. The Joy of the Journey. The official site of Coach John Wooden. http//www.coachjohnwooden.com"Knight 880 Tribute to Coach Bob Knight presented by The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal." Knight 880 Tribute to Coach Bob Knight presented by The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 22 Oct 2007 html. "Player Bio Bob Knight Men's Basketball." Texas Tech Red Raiders The Official Athletic Site. 22 Oct 2007 s/m-baskbl/mtt/knight_bob00.html. Walton, Bill. John Wooden, like UCLA, Simply the Best. The official website of Bill Walton. http//billwalton.com 13Works Cited- Pictures"BasketballCoach.com -- Mike Krzyzewski - Coach K." BasketballCoach.com -- Basketball Coaching Resource. 22 Oct 2007 com/cgi-bin/basketball/krzyzewski.html. Bickelhaupt, Susan. "Reality check 'Knight School' makes the cut - The Boston Globe." Boston.com. 22 Oct 2007 rts/colleges/mens_basketball/articles/2006/02/17/reality_check_knight_school_makes_the_cut/. "Business leaders pay 800,000 to see Coach K - College Basketball - MSNBC.com." MSNBC - MSNBC - Breaking News, World and US News Stories Headlines - Get the Latest Business, Health, Entertainment, Sports, Technology updates from around the world Front Page. 22 Oct 2007 . "NPR John Wooden on College Basketball's Lost Beauty." NPR National Public Radio News Analysis, World, US, Music Arts. 22 Oct 2007 yId9215993. Swafford, Austin. "OSU continues losing streak - Sports." The Daily Texan. 22 Oct 2007 ge/paper410/news/2007/02/27/Sports/Osu-Continues.Losing.Streak-2745372.shtml. "The College of New Jersey Athletics." The College of New Jersey Athletics. 22 Oct 2007 et.

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